Lanarkshire charity launches superhero fundraising challenge

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Superhero school pupils across Lanarkshire are being invited to get set in their capes and masks and take part in a special challenge to raise funds for a local charity.Baby Loss Retreat is staging its second annual superhero run on Thursday, April 28 – to coincide with national superhero day – and is asking schools to get involved by staging their own 5km run or fun day in support of the good cause’s work.

Proceeds will go towards the busy charity’s latest project, to provide music therapy sessions for bereaved youngsters whose families have been affected by miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Now she is hoping that schools and workplaces across the area will get involved this time around with their own fundraisers on the superhero theme in support of their latest project in a busy programme of support for families.Baby Loss Retreat provides tranquil breaks for bereaved parents and a wide range of support services including counselling groups, as well as their new music therapy expansion.